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A temple shrine photographed from the front, with a central deity murti of Shiva and Parvati adorned with gold jewellery, crowns and garlands of yellow and red-white flowers. Two priests in orange and red dhotis stand at the left and centre, one bare-chested with sacred ash markings, the other wearing a leopard-print cloth, attending a white marble linga-like form on a dark stone pedestal with offerings and flower petals. Smaller deity statues flank the shrine in green and red garments, and flower-decorated arches frame the area. The scene is an abhishekam or puja in progress, with brass lamps and pink floral offerings on the steps.

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February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine during an abhishekam-style ritual before a large deity murti pair, a Shiva-Parvati form decorated with yellow and red-white garlands and a gold arched backdrop. A standing priest in a leopard-print top and red cloth pours or offers from a long-handled vessel toward the central deities. To the left, two attendants in orange-red dhotis and a bare-chested figure hold a tray and oil lamps. Smaller murtis in saffron-and-gold cloth sit on a low platform decorated with pink and red flower garlands, and a brass lamp stands at the lower left. Stone carved pillars and a red curtain frame the scene. Some figures are statues or murtis rather than living people. a person is not visibly identifiable here.2018-02-13Photograph inside a temple shrine showing a black stone shivalinga on a round pedestal being bathed with water poured from a vessel. Behind it stand decorated deity murtis of a male and female form adorned with garlands of yellow and red flowers, gold crowns and jewelled necklaces. At left, three people in orange and maroon ritual cloths with bare shoulders stand near the pedestal performing abhishekam, one holding a brass vessel. A statue of a seated sage-like figure with a turban and rudraksha garland stands at right, garlanded, with a small decorated stone idol and marigold garlands at the base and oil lamps nearby. Red curtains and carved grey stone pillars frame the shrine.2018-02-13A photograph of a temple shrine with a dark stone Shivalinga on a black pedestal, being bathed with water during an abhishekam. Behind it stand two large deity murtis, a male figure with a crescent moon and a female figure in green-and-red sari, framed by garlands of white, red and yellow flowers and a golden arch. On the right stands a decorated statue in orange-brown robes with a rudraksha-style necklace. Four people in front are visible: three in orange and saffron cloth, including one with a shaved head and a tall dark cap, and one in a brown-and-leopard-print wrap pouring water. Small oil lamps and flower garlands sit at the base, and a red curtain hangs to the right.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13A photograph inside a temple shrine of a deity murti group decorated with yellow and red-white garlands and an arched floral frame, with a white swan-like vahana figure before it. Two standing devotees with bare upper bodies and orange cloth press palms in anjali; the figure on the left wears orange and a gold-banded cloth, the one in the centre wears a leopard-print lower garment and rudraksha-style beads. A separate priest in a maroon-brown robe with a turban stands at the right beside a statue. Pink and white flower offerings and a small lamp sit at the base, marking a puja or abhishekam setting. Stone carved pillars frame the shrine.2018-02-13A temple shrine decorated with yellow and red-white garlands frames a central deity pair seated on a dark stone pedestal, one figure with a crescent and gold crown and the other in ornate gold jewellery and a red-green sari-like garment. To the right, a standing deity murti in a dark robe and turban-like headwear is garlanded. Two priests stand at left: one in orange dhoti with bare torso holding a silver plate, and a second in a brown wrap and leopard-print cloth holding an object, while a devotee with folded hands stands in the lower left. Flower arrangements and marigold garlands line the base of the shrine, and a red curtain hangs at the right edge.2018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13February 13 20182018-02-13Photograph inside a temple sanctum of an abhishekam-style ritual before a set of deity murtis draped with yellow and red garlands. In the centre a bare-chested man in a leopard-print wrap and brown dhoti, with a rudraksha mala and a dark turban, pours liquid from a vessel over a black stone basin in front of the murtis. To the left a priest in an orange-brown dhoti holds a lamp, and on the right a figure in a dark turban and brown robe with a large ornate necklace stands beside a garlanded murti. Flower garlands hang on the pillars and a small gold-and-red seat with marigold garlands sits at the base.2018-02-13Photograph of a temple shrine decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands framing a large deity murti of Shiva with Parvati seated together on a raised platform, Shiva holding a trident and Parvati in a red and gold sari. Four standing priests in orange and saffron dhotis, one bare-chested with rudraksha mala, one in a leopard-print cloth, are gathered at the left performing ritual offerings with a plate. A small figure stands at far left, and a statue of a bearded sage in a dark robe with a garland and crown sits at right. Oil lamps and pink flower offerings sit on the floor before the altar, and a red curtain hangs at the right edge.2018-02-13